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20 May 2025

Maritime Cyber Threats Grow Increasingly Complex, say Marlink report

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Marlink published its Security Operations Center (SOC) report for the second half of 2024, and the news for maritime is not particularly good.The report finds that cybercriminals targeting maritime have streamlined their tactics, enhanced their operational efficiency and adopted emerging technologies to expand their attack capabilities.In the six months to December 2024, Marlink’s global network of SOCs monitored 1,998 merchant and leisure vessels, and recorded:9 billion security events and 39 billion firewall events…

10 Oct 2024

Sharp Increase in Malware Detections on Vessels - Marlink Report

Download the Marlink Maritime SOC report here: https://marlink.com/cyber-threat-report-h1-2024/

Marlink released the latest global maritime cyber threat report produced by its Security Operations Center (SOC).Based on data gathered from 1,800 actively monitoried vessels during the first half of 2024, the report shows changing tactics of cyber criminals, as well as the fact that malicious activity in the first six months increased significantly compared to the previous year. SOC analysts observed a continued rise in common threats such as Command and Control attacks, along with the evolution of botnet attacks…

10 Oct 2024

Cyber Threats to Maritime Vessels Grow Exponentially

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Cyber threats to maritime are increasing rapidly, and later this year Marlink will unveil a report which classifies the growing problem. From common phishing schemes to targeted attacks on command and control systems, Cedric Warde, Vice President, Global Sales – Digital, Marlink discusses the threats and the means to help avoid them.REGISTER NOW for a free to attend micro conference on new and emerging USCG Cyber Security Rules - November 13, 2024 in New Orleans - with insights on their impact to vessel owner/operators:Cyber risks continue to expand across industries…